British business confidence fell to its lowest since the 2008 financial crisis in May, according to a survey for Lloyds Bank which contrasts with other surveys which have shown a small improvement since the initial shock of the coronavirus lockdown.
(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market on Thursday snapped the three-day winning streak in which it had spiked more than 60 points or 3 percent. The KOSPI now sits just beneath the 2,030-point plateau and it may take further damage on Friday.
Investor reaction to Nordstrom's (NYSE: JWN) first-quarter 2020 earnings report seems mixed, at least as indicated by after-hours trading, with share prices rapidly see-sawing between positive and negative territory. The high-end retailer reported on its first-quarter earnings t
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DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) announced Thursday that it will start to deliver live-streaming video of sports events through its Sportsbook app. The company is partnering with athletic-content specialist Sportsradar on the project. It didn't provide the financial parti
(RTTNews) - Shares of Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) gained nearly 12% on Thursday extended session after the company's first-quarter results trumped Wall Street estimates.
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Shares of oil drilling contractor Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) soared on May 28, gaining 16.4% from the previous day's close. The big jump was the product of a share price target increase by a Wall Street analyst.
Australia's Westpac Banking Corp said on Friday the head of its institutional bank was retiring from the lender, adding to a string of management changes since a major money laundering scandal last year.
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Shares of recent IPO and automated accounts receivable and accounts payable company Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) closed up 8% in Thursday trading, after rising as much as 10% earlier in the day on support from an upgrade received from investment bank Piper Sandler.
A major creditor committee involved in restructuring talks with Argentina's government said on Thursday it had made a new "more favorable" proposal, as the two sides seek agreement on revamping around $65 billion in bonds.
Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) on Thursday afternoon announced first-quarter results that showed a major impact from COVID-19 store closures. Sales fell by more than one-third, and earnings fell to an $80 million loss from a $192 million gain a year earlier.
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of DXC Technology Co (Symbol: DXC) were yielding above the 5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.84), with the stock changing hands as low as $16.44 on the day.
In trading on Thursday, shares of Euronav NV (Symbol: EURN) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $10.20, changing hands as low as $10.12 per share. Euronav NV shares are currently trading off about 3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of EUR
In trading on Thursday, shares of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc (Symbol: ARE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $154.14, changing hands as high as $155.24 per share. Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc shares are currently trading up about 1.9% on the day.
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Shares of amusement park operator Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) closed down 11.8% in Thursday trading after getting hit by an "initiation at sell" recommendation from investment heavyweight Goldman Sachs.
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of B&G Foods Inc (Symbol: BGS) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.9), with the stock changing hands as low as $23.50 on the day. D
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Thursday, shares of Universal Corp (Symbol: UVV) were yielding above the 7% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $3.04), with the stock changing hands as low as $42.38 on the day. Div
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in VMware Inc (Symbol: VMW), where a total of 6,674 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 667,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 58.8% of VMW